Originally Posted by chipcom

No, actually you don't need to justify your life choices to some wacko on an internet forum. When you decide you want to quit, you will...and if you don't that's cool too.

Same goes for folks that want to ride on the sidewalks...you do what you feel comfortable with and don't let a bunch of wannabe 'serious cyclists' on the Internet run your life. When you are ready for the road, you'll migrate to it naturally, like many of us did as kids. Many of the people in these forums only rediscovered cycling when they hit middle age, got too fat, or got tired of gas prices....and like reformed smokers they tend to get a little preachy and tight-arsed.